Back on Centre Court, Naomi Broady is doing everything she can to keep her serve against the reigning champion in the second set. So far she’s done so – a perfectly judged drop shot eludes Muguruza and takes it to 1-1.

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Johanna Konta’s second-round opponent will be Dominika Cibulkova, who’s got over her disappointment at not being seeded by beating France’s Alize Cornet 7-6, 6-1. That will be a tough match for Konta, who’s here for a chat! “First rounds are always tricky,” she says. “Both players are trying to find their footing. Conditions were quite tricky. It was breezy and dusty. I’m playing this championship independent of what happened last year. Last year gave me memories and valuable experience, but I’m older and a little wiser. I think I stayed very tough out there. It wasn’t easy. There were parts where I didn’t make the right decision but I stayed my own biggest fan and that’s going to be important.”

Johanna Konta beats Natalia Vikhlyantseva 7-5, 7-6 (7)!

A good serve from Konta brings up her sixth match point. This time she charges the net and puts a volley away! At last. What a palaver. It wasn’t entirely convincing from Konta, but she’s dealt with a tricky opponent, avoided the banana skin and moved into the second round.

Johanna Konta celebrates victory in her Singles first round match against Natalia Vikhlyantseva. Photograph: James Marsh/BPI/REX/Shutterstock

Vikhlyantseva jabs a backhand wide. Here’s a fifth chance for Konta! She goes for a serve down the middle, but she slices it wide. Her first attempt at a second serve clips the net. Another try. This one clips the net too – and goes wide. A double-fault. Dearie me. 7-7.

Konta survives a gruelling rally, dealing with everything the Russian throws at her before taking advantage of a handy net cord to punch a forehand down the line for 5-2 in the tie-break. Soon she has four match points. She can’t take the first. Or the second, dabbing a hopeful backhand lob wide. She has another serve, though. In it goes. They rally. Vikhlyantseva belts a backhand at Konta, who thinks it’s long. Nope! There goes a third opportunity. She can’t convert on the fourth one either, netting a return. It’s 6-6 and it’s getting edgy…

Pablo Carreno Busta still hasn’t won a match on grass in his career. The Spaniard, seeded 20th, has lost to Radu Albot in a match that was held over from yesterday. Albot, an unseeded Moldovan. won 3-6, 6-0, 6-7, 6-2, 6-1.

Damir Dzhumur has been playing some lovely stuff recently and that shows no sign of stopping at the moment. The 27th seed is through to the second round after clinching a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over Germany’s Max Marterer. Sam Stosur’s also through after dismissing China’s Shuai Peng in straight sets.

The first matches on the two main courts are set to begin. On Centre Court we have the women’s champion, Garbine Muguruza, against Britain’s Naomi Broady. On Court 1 it’s Britain’s Kyle Edmund against Australia’s Alex Bolt, who beat Thanasi Kokkinakis in qualifying.

Vikhlyantseva holds to lead 5-4 in the second set on Court 2. Konta’s grappling for control now. But Viklhyantseva’s not making it easy. At 0-15, the Russian reads a drop shot and slaps a forehand down the line for 0-30. This is a sticky spell for Konta, but she does well to gather her thoughts and rattle through the next three points to lead 40-30. But the game goes to deuce and Vikhlyantseva earns a break point with a stout backhand pass. Nervy times. Konta’s pulled wide by a forehand, but her riposte is good enough for Vikhlyantseva to miss with an attempted winner down the line. A woeful drop shot gifts the Russian another chance. Konta nets a first serve. Vikhlyantseva can’t take advantage of the second and a relieved Konta holds when the Russian nets a forehand. That was close.

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This is poor from Jo Konta, a double-fault handing Natalia Vikhlyentseva three break points, her first of the match. The Russian spurns the first two with wayward groundstrokes, but she converts the third when Konta knocks a forehand long. They’re back on serve in the second set. The Russian will serve at 4-4.

Juan Martin Del Potro leads by two sets on Court 3, Peter Gojowczyk slicing into the net on set point. The Argentinian giant is making serene progress. The same can’t be said for Kei Nishikori, though. The 24th seed’s in a battle with Christian Harrison on Court 14 and has dropped the second set to the unseeded American.